Clinical Nutrition
Renal Diet and Handouts
Dialysis patients encounter a highly specific diet involving the continuous monitor of 4 main nutrients: potassium, sodium, phosphorus and water. To help renal patients understand which foods they can eat, I created brochures to help patients comprehend their intensive diet. Each brochure includes explanations of the dangers of consuming high or low values of each nutrient into their body as well as examples of high, medium and low food item options. A one-day menu sample is included to provide an example of how to choose foods that can be incorporated into meals while monitoring the recommended values of potassium, sodium, phosphorus and water levels in foods. Calculations were completed using ESHA Nutrition Database.
Diabetic Patterns and Meal Plan
Individuals who are diagnosed with diabetes require careful meal planning. In this assignment, I used the Choose Your Foods Exchange Lists for Diabetes to plan diabetic patterns according to caloric needs for hypothetical patients. I then translated the diabetic patterns into one-day sample diets that included meal times, portion sizes and exchanges. To increase my own awareness about planning meals for patients with diabetes, I followed a strict diabetic diet for two days. I learned how difficult it would be to constantly be counting carbs and how important it is to plan meals ahead of time in order to monitor exchanges.
Case Study Presentation
This assignment involves a 4-person collaborative effort towards a case study about osteoporosis. A detailed powerpoint and accessible handouts were made. The powerpoint contains information featuring: prevalence/incidence, diagnosis, prevention, medication, medical nutrition therapy, treatment, and analyzing a case study regarding osteoporosis. My contribution to the collaborative effort consisted of: diagnosis, prevention, and analyzing the case study. Upon completion, a formal presentation was conducted to an audience of students and professors in the dietetics program at Brigham Young University.